BRIEF A.R.E. ASSESSMENT (Accessibility, Responsiveness, Engagement)

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Select the box that best represents your experiences in your current relationship with your partner.

Please respond for yourself. If you are using the same device, your partner should submit a unique response after you complete your submission.

If requested after you complete the survey, a copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provide.

(To score first reverse the scores for items 3, 4, 9, 10 (that is, for these items, 5=1, 4-2, 3-3, 2-4, 1-5). Then sum the items. Lower scores mean behaviors are present that lead to stronger attachment, and higher scores mean lack of behaviors that lead to strong attachment.)

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Accessibility *

Never True (1)

Rarely True (2)

Sometimes True (3)

Usually True (4)

Always True (5)

I am rarely available to my partner.

It is hard for my partner to get my attention.

Responsiveness *

Never True (1)

Rarely True (2)

Sometimes True (3)

Usually True (4)

Always True (5)

I listen when my partner shares her/his deepest feelings.

I am confident I reach out to my partner.

Engagement *

Never True (1)

Rarely True (2)

Sometimes True (3)

Usually True (4)

Always True (5)

It is hard for me to confide in my partner.

I struggle to feel close and engaged in our relationship.

Partner's Accessibility *

Never True (1)

Rarely True (2)

Sometimes True (3)

Usually True (4)

Always True (5)

My partner is rarely available to me.

It is hard for me to get my partner's attention.

Partner's Responsiveness *

Never True (1)

Rarely True (2)

Sometimes True (3)

Usually True (4)

Always True (5)

My partner listens when I share my deepest feelings.

I am confident my partner reaches out to me.

Partner's Engagement *

Never True (1)

Rarely True (2)

Sometimes True (3)

Usually True (4)

Always True (5)

It is hard for my partner to confide in me.

My partner struggles to feel close and engaged in our relationship.

For additional reading see:

Sandberg, J. G., Busby, D.M., Johnson, S.M., & Yoshida, K. The brief accessibility, responsiveness, and
engagement (BARE) scale: A tool for measuring attachment behavior in couple relationships. Family Process.

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